Businesses owned and operated by 20-somethings are booming in the small outback Queensland town of Quilpie where young people say the low overheads and lack of competition make it an appealing place to invest....

The pub in the tiny town of Windorah in remote south-west Queensland has been part of Marilyn Simpson's life since the day she was born. Her great grandparents bought the place in the early 1900s and it has been owned by relatives ever since. She says her family's long-time connection to the bush ...

The owner of a small general store in outback Queensland says businesses like hers are a vital part of any bush community. Fiona Turnbull says without a pub, a post office and a shop, many remote towns would struggle to stay alive....

The tiny town of Wyandra in south-west Queensland relies heavily on passing traffic to boost business during the winter tourist season. But since a fertiliser truck exploded on the Mitchell Highway blowing a huge hole in the road, Wyandra has been a virtual "ghost town". ...

Kate Carnell is the chief executive of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and a former Chief Minister of the ACT. She has welcomed NSW Premier Mike Baird's calls to increase the GST to 15 per cent....